title: Physiologic positron emission tomography/CT imaging of an integrated orbital implant.
abstract: A 46-year-old woman with a T4N0M0 choroidal melanoma was staged for metastatic disease with whole-body positron emission tomography/CT imaging. She underwent enucleation of the right eye and placement of a 20-mm MEDPOR spherical implant. Four months after surgery, follow-up positron emission tomography/CT imaging revealed physiologic metabolic activity in the MEDPOR implant with no evidence of orbital melanoma or chronic inflammation.
authors.affiliation: The New York Eye Cancer Center, 115 East 61st St., New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Gerardo F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Graue
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Finger
mesh_terms: D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D020273:Orbital Implants; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed